Section four - Modification of the 2050 and interim targets
Section 4 of the Bill proposes to allow Scottish Ministers to amend the 2050 targetiClimate Change (Emissions Reductions Targets) (Scotland) Bill, section 4 (2A)(1)(a) and any of the interim targets.iiClimate Change (Emissions Reductions Targets) (Scotland) Bill, section 4 (2A)(1)(b) This can be done to make the targets more or less challenging.iiiClimate Change (Emissions Reductions Targets) (Scotland) Bill, section 4 (2A)(1) However, a lower target may not be proposed if it is—
"(a) inconsistent with the most up-to-date advice the Scottish Ministers have received from the relevant body,
(b) lower than any percentage figure applying, immediately after the 35 regulations come into force, for an interim target for an earlier year, or
(c) lower than 100% for a year which is the same as, or later than, the net-zero emissions target year."